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Trump incited Jan. 6 attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting, panel told
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to remain in power as Congress was f...
Jul 12, 2022 Jason Van Tatenhove, a member of the Oath Keepers, and Stephen?Ayres, January 6 rioter, are sworn in to testify during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Rivian to address layoffs, restructuring at Friday meeting
(Reuters) -Electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will brief employees on Friday on potential layoffs and plans to suspend some programs as part of a broader restructuring, Chief Executive R.J. Scarin...
Jul 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: The logo for electric vehicle company Rivian is seen on the hood of its R1T all-electric truck in Mill Valley, California, U.S., January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo
Biden calls migration a 'hemispheric challenge' in meeting with Mexican president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called migration a shared "hemispheric challenge" in a meeting with Mexico's leader while also saying the two countries would make infrastruc...
Jul 12, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Central Illinois emergency expo could serve as effective recruiting event
PEORIA, Ill -- It's gotten more and more difficult to find qualified staff in many workplaces, including those which involve emergency response. An event planned for Tuesday in Peoria might help with ...
Jul 12, 2022 (File-Will Stevenson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Umholtz talks more about stepping down as State's Attorney and stepping up as a judge
PEKIN, Ill. - Tazewell County State's Attorney Stewart Umholtz says simply put, it was time for a change. That's why he says he's running for judge in the November election -- so far, unopposed -- and...
Jul 12, 2022 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Expert calls Long COVID study the "needed next phase"
PEORIA, Ill. -- One expert on COVID-19 in Illinois says the newly announced National Institutes of Health funded "long COVID" study coming to Central Illinois should serve as a major benefit for futur...
Jul 12, 2022 Midwest Communications
Midwest Food Bank participates in Day of Action in D.C.
NORMAL, Ill. -- Midwest Food Bank is participating in a Day of Action to Fight Against Food Waste and Food Insecurity on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, to support the Food Donation Improv...
Jul 12, 2022 State Farm / CC
Biden set to tackle oil, Israel, Yemen, Iran on Saudi trip
DUBAI (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will visit the United State's most important Arab ally Saudi Arabia on July 15-16 after two years of strained ties over the killing of Washington Post journalist ...
Jul 12, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order to help safeguard women's access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 8, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Senator Graham ordered to testify in front of grand jury in Trump election probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge ordered U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump's alleged attempts to overturn the...
Jul 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a Republican news conference ahead of the Senate confirmation vote for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
U.S. Capitol riot probe turns focus to Trump allies and extremist groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional investigators into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday will seek to draw connections between then-President Donald Trump's associates and right...
Jul 12, 2022 FILE PHOTO: A video of former U.S. President Donald Trump is played as Cassidy Hutchinson, who was an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the Trump administration, testifies during a House Select Committee public hearing that investigates the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, at the Capitol, in Washington, U.S., June 28, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
